I don't often show you pictures of our third cat Elvis. That's because he is frightened of the camera (and lots of other things). We adopted him from a cat shelter in September 2005, when he was just 12 weeks old. He was found in a street at only 6 weeks old. You can imagine why he came with some 'baggage'.

Whilst Kruimel and I watched the figure skating at the Winter Olympics, I traced the zillions of tiny pieces for the first border for LE. Not that I have completed my centre with the four vases, but I just like to do something useful when I'm watching someting on the tv or laptop.
And Love Entwined has started calling my name again (but so has Phebe and Mountmellick...).

Wednesday, 5 February 2014

It is not often that I write two blog posts on the same day. I had a lovely afternoon at Rijpwetering at the Hertogshoeve, a gorgeous farm building in a lovely location, where Betty Prins's Trunk Show was held today.

What a great idea to combine cross stitched hearts with patchwork and applique. Certainly something to bear in mind for a future project. Betty has imcorporated all the names of her family members in all the hearts. It has become a real family heirloom.

I also completed part 6 of Château Hexagon by Lynette Anderson. I'm not stitching them in any particular order, but still need to complete part 3, part 7 and part 9. The latter arrived last week and it also incudes Lynette's version of the border, which I love. So that's what I will be doing too: a scrappy border. I will show you a picture in a few days' time. I don't want to spoil the surprise for those who haven't received their kit yet.

The helleborus is in full flower at the moment. These two look a bit battered by the rain, but they are so beautiful. I also have toadstools and spring bulbs in the garden. Mother Nature is a bit puzzled as to what she is supposed to be doing.